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December 30, 2008|By FROM NEWS SERVICES

A Palin baby? You betcha

The 18-year-old daughter of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin gave birth in Alaska to a son. People magazine reports that Bristol Palin gave birth to Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston on Sunday.

Savannah explosions

An explosion in underground electrical cables blew off manhole covers and started several fires in downtown Savannah, Ga., on Monday, prompting police to evacuate several stores and restaurants. No injuries were immediately reported, police said.

No class-action status for suits

A New Orleans judge refused to grant class-action status to the lawsuits of hundreds of Gulf Coast hurricane victims who claim they were exposed to potentially toxic formaldehyde fumes while living in emergency trailers.

Where'd he go?

A Japanese man who had been living in Terminal 1 of the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City since Sept. 2 -- for no apparent reason -- left under equally mysterious circumstances. Authorities searched the terminal for Hiroshi Nohara on Monday but he was nowhere to be found.

Missing in the snow

Eight snowmobilers buried in avalanches were missing Monday in western Canada's backcountry, and rescuers in Fernie, British Columbia, searching for the men faced "extreme" risk themselves from crashing snow.

Pushing peace

Pakistan's army chief stressed Monday the need to avoid conflict with India, days after he ordered troops toward the rivals' shared border amid tensions following last month's terror attacks on Mumbai.